Configuring Outlook 2007
Note: Oracle Connector for Outlook (OCFO) is not supported with Outlook 2007. At this time we are uncertain whether or not Oracle will be developing a compatible product for Office 2007. For more information and upgrade options please contact Mark Shetka (726-8857, mshetka@d.umn.edu).
If you have an existing email account using IMAP choose Account
Settings from
the Tools
menu.
If you have not yet created an account with Outlook you'll be brought
to a screen similar to one below.
- When you open Outlook 2007 for the first time you should see a screen
like the one shown below. Select “Yes” and
then click "Next".
- Select “Manually configure server settings or additional
server types” and click “Next”.
- Select “Internet E-mail” and click “Next”.
- In the Internet E-mail Settings window, enter the information for your
UMD account and then click the “More Settings” button. .
- In the "More Settings..." pop-up window, click on
the "Advanced" tab.
Select “SSL” for both of the "Use the following type of encrypted connection:” options and change the Outgoing SMTP port to 465. Enter ~/Mail/ in the "Root folder path" box so that Outlook will know where your saved mailboxes are located.
NOTE: If you have already been using Outlook without the "~/Mail/" for the Root folder path setting below, you may have created mailboxes that you won't be able to see if you use this settings. Just leave this setting blank to continue to see all of your saved mailboxes.
- Still in the "More Settings..." pop-up window,
click on the "Outgoing Server" tab.
Check "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" and make sure the "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is selected.
- Click “OK” to close the window, click “Next”,
and finally click “Finish”.
- By default, Outlook will only show you IMAP saved folders that you have
subscribed to. To see all your folders, right-click on the imap.d.umn.edu item
in the left column and choose “IMAP Folders” from
the pop-up list. Uncheck "When displaying hierarchy in Outlook,
show only subscribed folders" option and then click “OK” to
close the window.
- If you have Symantec AntiVirus installed
you will need to disable the Email Protection option
in order to send email using secure settings.
Select Symantec Client Security from the Start menu.
Expand the Configure option and click on Internet E-mail Auto-Protect.
Remove the checkmark in front of Enable Internet E-mail AutoProtect.
Click OK and close the window.
Optional Tweaks
Setup your IMAP Inbox to be the default folder when opening Outlook
- From within the main Outlook screen, click “Tools” and
then “Options”.
- Click the “Other” tab, then click “Advanced
Options”, and then click “Browse”.
- In the window that pops up make sure and select the “Inbox” that
is shown beneath the imap.d.umn.edu hierarchy. Click “OK”. Every
time you open Outlook it should now go right to your IMAP Inbox.
Set Outlook to store sent mail on the IMAP server(The default setting stores sent mail local on the hard drive in “Personal Folders”).
- From within the main Outlook screen, click “Tools” and
then “Account Settings”.
- Highlight your account, then click “Change”. On
the screen that pops up, click the “More Settings” button.
- Click the “Folders” tab, check “Choose
and existing folder or create…”, then either chose
one of your existing folders or make a new one. To create a new
folder first click imap.d.umn.edu, then click the “New
Folder” button. Click “OK” to
close the window, click “Next”, and finally
click “Finish”.
If you use Outlook off-campus
The settings listed here should work no matter how you're connecting to the Internet (cable modem, DSL, WiFi, etc.).
You do not need to use Virtual Private Network (VPN) software in order to send and recieve email. However, for other security reasons we do recommend running VPN unless your computer is connected to an on-campus ethernet connection.
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